PMID- 37286627
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20231108
IS  - 2730-6151 (Electronic)
IS  - 2730-6151 (Print)
IS  - 2730-6151 (Linking)
VI  - 3
IP  - 1
DP  - 2023 Jun 7
TI  - Geology and land use shape nitrogen and sulfur cycling groundwater microbial 
      communities in Pacific Island aquifers.
PG  - 58
LID - 10.1038/s43705-023-00261-5 [doi]
LID - 58
AB  - Resource-constrained island populations have thrived in Hawai'i for over a 
      millennium, but now face aggressive new challenges to fundamental resources, 
      including the security and sustainability of water resources. Characterizing the 
      microbial community in groundwater ecosystems is a powerful approach to infer 
      changes from human impacts due to land management in hydrogeological complex 
      aquifers. In this study, we investigate how geology and land management influence 
      geochemistry, microbial diversity and metabolic functions. We sampled a total of 
      19 wells over 2-years across the Hualalai watershed of Kona, Hawai'i analyzing 
      geochemistry, and microbial communities by 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. 
      Geochemical analysis revealed significantly higher sulfate along the northwest 
      volcanic rift zone, and high nitrogen (N) correlated with high on-site sewage 
      disposal systems (OSDS) density. A total of 12,973 Amplicon Sequence Variants 
      (ASV) were identified in 220 samples, including 865 ASVs classified as putative N 
      and sulfur (S) cyclers. The N and S cyclers were dominated by a putative 
      S-oxidizer coupled to complete denitrification (Acinetobacter), significantly 
      enriched up to 4-times comparatively amongst samples grouped by geochemistry. The 
      significant presence of Acinetobacter infers the bioremediation potential of 
      volcanic groundwater for microbial-driven coupled S-oxidation and denitrification 
      providing an ecosystem service for island populations dependent upon groundwater 
      aquifers.
CI  - (c) 2023. The Author(s).
FAU - Watson, Sheree J
AU  - Watson SJ
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3412-9596
AD  - University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Pacific Biosciences Research Center, Honolulu, 
      HI, USA.
FAU - Arisdakessian, Cedric
AU  - Arisdakessian C
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5255-0942
AD  - University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Pacific Biosciences Research Center, Honolulu, 
      HI, USA.
AD  - University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Department of Information and Computer Sciences, 
      Honolulu, HI, USA.
FAU - Petelo, Maria
AU  - Petelo M
AD  - University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Pacific Biosciences Research Center, Honolulu, 
      HI, USA.
FAU - Keliipuleole, Keku'iapoiula
AU  - Keliipuleole K
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5943-6904
AD  - University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Pacific Biosciences Research Center, Honolulu, 
      HI, USA.
AD  - University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Marine Biology Graduate Program, Honolulu, HI, 
      USA.
FAU - Tachera, Diamond K
AU  - Tachera DK
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9988-1885
AD  - University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Department of Earth Sciences, Honolulu, HI, USA.
FAU - Okuhata, Brytne K
AU  - Okuhata BK
AD  - University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Department of Earth Sciences, Honolulu, HI, USA.
FAU - Dulai, Henrietta
AU  - Dulai H
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5970-1483
AD  - University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Department of Earth Sciences, Honolulu, HI, USA.
FAU - Frank, Kiana L
AU  - Frank KL
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1988-3881
AD  - University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Pacific Biosciences Research Center, Honolulu, 
      HI, USA. klfrank@hawaii.edu.
LA  - eng
GR  - OIA-1557349/National Science Foundation (NSF)/
GR  - 1931439/National Science Foundation (NSF)/
GR  - 1931575/National Science Foundation (NSF)/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230607
PL  - England
TA  - ISME Commun
JT  - ISME communications
JID - 9918205372406676
PMC - PMC10247779
COIS- The authors declare no competing interests.
EDAT- 2023/06/08 01:08
MHDA- 2023/06/08 01:09
PMCR- 2023/06/07
CRDT- 2023/06/07 23:20
PHST- 2022/09/09 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/05/24 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/04/18 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2023/06/08 01:09 [medline]
PHST- 2023/06/08 01:08 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/06/07 23:20 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/06/07 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1038/s43705-023-00261-5 [pii]
AID - 261 [pii]
AID - 10.1038/s43705-023-00261-5 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - ISME Commun. 2023 Jun 7;3(1):58. doi: 10.1038/s43705-023-00261-5.